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Sources of Low-cost Braille Books

Updated as of November 5, 2024. Check out these sources of inexpensive hard-copy braille books. Ready-to-Read Braille Books BRL—Beulah Reimer Legacy Very reasonably priced, high-quality Braille-print picture books. Great for learning braille as a teen with books you grew up loving and for braille readers taking care of younger children. Seedlings Braille Books Seedlings has […]

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Sources of Free Braille Books

Updated as of November 5, 2024. Check out these sources of FREE hard-copy braille books! Free Braille Books to Keep Seedlings’ Book Angel Program for Children with Vision Loss Through this program, blind/low vision U.S. children ages birth through 21 may order up to FIVE (5) free braille books per year. Please note that this […]

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Bridges Blog Independent Living Resources Orientation and Mobility Series: Juggling June 2024

Travel Time Budgeting

Juggling June Join our Project Coordinator, Chris Nusbaum, and our Director, Carlton Walker, as we dive into the “soft skills” we need in order to avoid a HARD landing! In this final installment, Bridges Project Coordinator Chris Nusbaum shares some strategies from his personal experience to help you use your time most efficiently while getting […]

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Bridges Resource Library Social Security Information and Resources

Fast Facts About the Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE) Work Incentive from the Social Security Administration

Updated as of September 14, 2024. Only for Students Who Receive SSI Exclusions from income For more detailed information, check out the  Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE) entry in the Bridges Resource Library NOTE: The SEIE is taken off BEFORE any other exclusions. This means that expenses like transportation, meals at work, taxes withheld, etc. […]

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Accessible Assistive Technology Resources Bridges Blog Information Resources Series: Managing Mail May 2024

Managing Calendars

Juggling June Join our Project Coordinator, Chris Nusbaum, and our Director, Carlton Walker, as we dive into the “soft skills” we need in order to avoid a HARD landing! In this third blog for Juggling June, we put our prioritization and task time budgeting skills to work as we discuss managing calendars. We explore both […]